But why should she help Qiao Nian?
Old Master Jiang’s eyes were turbid and smart. He looked at her as if he could see through her thoughts. His voice was quite tired. “Xianrou, can you really not help me ask Zhou Hengfeng?”
“It’s not that I don’t want to help.” Jiang Xianrou looked at him and said softly, “Grandpa, doesn’t Master Nie know someone from the Zhou family? Qiao Nian has such a good relationship with Master Nie. She can contact Uncle Zhou through him.”
Everyone knew that the Zhou family hated Qiao Nian to the core!
Although the Zhou family was afraid of Ye Wangchuan, who was backing Qiao Nian, and didn’t dare to do anything, Qiao Nian would only be courting humiliation by asking them for help.
Jiang Xianrou could think of such a simple reason.
How could Jiang Weishang not think of it?
Seeing that she was unwilling to help, Jiang Weishang closed his eyes as if he was very tired. He didn’t say much and waved his hand at her. “It’s fine. It’s fine if you can’t help. I’ll think of something else. Go out.”
Jiang Xianrou raised her eyes and looked at him. There was a moment of hesitation, but it was only for a moment. Soon, it was covered by the jealousy in her eyes. She nodded and said gently, “Then, I’ll go out first.”
“Go ahead.” Jiang Weishang nodded.
Jiang Xianrou left without looking back.
…
The private room at Lan Pavillion was very lively.
Qiao Nian occupied a corner of the sofa. She was wearing a baseball cap and looked rather ostentatious.
Tang Ning, He Wang, and the others, who had been the first to greet Qiao Nian in the group, had all arrived. They didn’t especially look in the girl’s direction, but when they chatted, their gazes kept drifting in that direction.
The words ‘Call Her Sister-in-law’ that Master Wang personally sent in the group were still vivid in their minds.
However, when the group of rich second-generation heirs in the top circle of Beijing saw the lazy girl lying on the sofa, they really could not associate the term ‘sister-in-law’ with the girl’s overly young face.
This was the first time He Wang had seen Qiao Nian. Before he came, he had heard that Tang Ning had seen Qiao Nian a few times. While playing cards, he took the opportunity to ask, “Tang Ning, do you know how old Master Wang’s ‘sister’ is?”
He had been sent overseas by the He family long ago to study. He had only returned a few days ago and didn’t know much about Qiao Nian. At first glance, he saw Qiao Nian, then looked at her overly eye-catching face. His expression was rather complicated as he lowered his voice and said, “Don’t tell me she’s still a high school student?”
Tang Ning was in her third year of university this year. She was a year younger than Jiang Xianrou, but her style of doing things was very mature and steady. She looked much more mature than her age.
Hearing this, she took out a pack of ladies’ cigarettes from her pocket and poured one out. She looked at Qiao Nian from the corner of her eye, pursed her red lips, and silently put the cigarette back into the box. She picked up the cup and took a sip of water to calm herself down. “18?”
“18?” He Wang was shocked. “Then, isn’t she just in her third year of high school?”
Tang Ning raised her eyes and glanced at him. She felt that he might be a fool, but the He family was quite powerful in Beijing. They were considered to be on the same side of the Ye family, and their situation was similar to the Qin family. They were both led by the Ye family. However, He Wang had received Western education since he was young. He had been educated very innocently and would say whatever he thought of.
From the fact that Master Wang had already declared Qiao Nian’s identity and he still dared to address her as Master Wang’s sister, it was obvious that this fellow was brainless.
Tang Ning originally wanted to ignore him, but when she saw the ignorant look on his fair face, she felt that it was quite convenient to interact with such a person. She said slowly as a favor to him, “Miss Qiao has just been admitted to Qing University this year. She will be in her first year in September. I don’t know which month her birthday is. If her birthday is early, she might be 19 years old.”
